Item 3: Get My Hair Done - planning ahead

Didn't get around to finishing this post last night...


I haven't booked in my hair cut yet... but I'm keen to. Might wait until payday though :)

But there's nothing stopping me getting all girly and working out what I'll get done!

Rationale for this item:

(and the eyebrows, and the massage)

When I was sick, I was retaining fluid. Lots of fluid. 18kg of fluid, to be precise. This was partly because of the role albumin plays in the body's fluid balance (keeping in mind this was the protein I was weeing out in massive quantities, and got down to a third of the "normal" blood level) and also because my kidneys were shutting down, and they couldn't get the fluid out of my body fast enough. So I was a liquidy blob. The fluid even shifted with gravity - I have horrible stretch marks on the right side of my stomach, because I slept on my side one night and the fluid sank to my right side, stretching and damaging my skin. Fortunately, I fry in the sun very easily so will wear be wearing a tshirt to any future beach trips regardless!!

This is the only photo taken of me whilst I was sick that I'm aware of. I was having one of my albumin transfusions at the time, and Lachie was playing with the adjuster on my bed... "bed goes up, bed goes down"!!! I think I was pretty close to my peak at this point. My belly got huge, I almost looked pregnant. And you can see the fluid puffing up my cheeks. Those pyjama pants (thanks Steph for getting them for me) are a hell of a lot baggier now too.

While I know it wasn't the most important thing to me at the time, I felt really ugly. I looked like death warmed up and waddled when I walked - I even had to hold my belly fluid while I waddled. I went out in public (the cafe and shop) in my pyjamas and slippers.... no, wait, I loved that part!!! Being sick is the best excuse to wear pyjamas in public. And I wasn't the only one, there were heaps of other patients there in their finest flannelette. It was fantastic.

My hair was also well overdue for a cut, it had gotten much longer than I usually let it. And do you know how hard it is to pluck your eyebrows when you can barely lift your head? (that's how I was before I went in to hospital). I decided I needed a bit of a makeover. I felt so crappy, I figured I'd earned a bit of a treat when I got better. And let's face it, who doesn't love a massage. I want to float out of that day spa when I'm done with that item. I'm off the blood thinners, so can basically go anytime I like now - except that it's a bit out of my budget for the time being, need to save some $$!!

Looking for some inspiration!

So now to work out what I'll get done when I go in for my special hair cut. I figured this is no ordinary haircut, it's my recovery haircut. I need a change! Something that will tie in nicely with my new lease on life. So I hit Google, and here are some pics that I thought looked interesting...

I think this looks nice, but might be too short for me... or should I go for a big change?? Oh, the considerations!!

This one reminds me of one of the characters from NCIS... might be the LA version? (Is it LA? Is that the other NCIS??) Anyway, Lachie once said he liked her hair and that I should do it that way. I think he's on to something.

This looks kind of similar to what I've had before.


When I get up in the morning.

This looks cute! I always have a hard time when I try curly or wavy hair, it looks nice at the time but after a few hours, it's straight again.

This one looks reasonably similar to what I have now

I'm a bit torn between the first one, the second one and the second last one... and there are big questions like "do I get a fringe again?"

I have much to ponder.